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Alumni Profiles:
Laser technology pioneer Anthony J. DeMaria '56 (ENG), '65 Ph.D.
High profile success sits well with Kaufman Bob Kaufman '74 (BUS)
Advancing Research at Dana-Farber Karen Erickson Hande '99 (NUR)
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Reunions
Save the Date Mark your calendars! Reunion Weekend will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 4 & 5, 2004. Schedule includes tours of campus, keynote speakers, classroom seminars, a dinner Friday evening where the Class of 1954 gift will be presented with a New England Clambake and Greek Sing Contest on Saturday. Check your mail in April for registration information or check our website for program updates. Even if you aren't from the above mentioned classes, we would welcome you to join us as well. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Lachut '90 at 860-486-2240 or toll-free at 888-UC-ALUM-1 or by email at kimberly.lachut@uconn.edu.
Special Interest Reunions |
Walter Thorp '27 (RHSA) is now 97 years old, retired
and living in Coventry, Conn.
Edward Sammis '37 (ENG) and Ruth Nielson Sammis '38
(SAH) celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary July
19, 2003. The couple lives in Sarasota, Fla.
Morton Katz '39 (CLAS), '51 J.D., received a public
service award from Secretary of the State Susan
Bysiewicz for his service on the Connecticut Public
Transportation Commission, He currently serves as the
vice chairman of CPTC.
Muriel Chodos Pelham '42 (SFS) recently traveled to
Normandy, France, and visited a chateau on the Seine
where she stayed in January 1945 while serving as a
lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norman Heilman Jr. '44 (ENG) was awarded a lifetime
achievement award by the Madison, Conn., Jaycees.
Sidney Grossman '50 (BUS) retired as detective
lieutenant from the Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.
District Attorney's Office after 25 years. He is also
founder and served 16 years as first president of the
nationally known Suffolk County Detective
Investigator s Police Benevolent Association.
Jack Slattery '50 (BUS) is currently treasurer and
CFO of John J. Slattery Associates, Inc., Spring
Lake, N.J., a 13-person general agency/master broker
specializing in employee benefit programs. He
currently lives in Spring Lake with his wife, Mary.
They have six children and 13 grandchildren.
Robert Watts '51 (ED), '58 M.A. and Cherie Racheter
Watts '51 (ED) celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Aug. 16, 2002, in East Windsor, Conn.
Robert is the retired director of support services
for the East Windsor Board of Education and is the
former first selectman of East Windsor.
Perry LeRoy '52 (ED) lives in Tacoma, Wash., and is
retired since 1995 from Morehead State University,
where he was a history professor for over 33 years.
John Schroeder '54 (CANR) has been in life insurance
for the last 34 years.
Lois Greene Stone '55 (ED) writer and poet, continues
to have her work syndicated worldwide. She has
donated many personal items, including clothing,
photos, memorabilia, home movies, papers and
hand-done art work to major museums, including 12
different divisions of the Smithsonian. She has been
married since 1956 to Gerald E. Stone; they now have
12 grandchildren.
Laser technology pioneer
In the early 1950s, a young college student named
Anthony J. DeMaria '56 (ENG), '65 Ph.D., was
wondering what to do with his life. Born in Italy, he
came to America with his parents when he was 5.
He grew up in Waterbury and from an early time had a passion for electronics.
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DeMaria graduated from UConn in 1956 with a degree in electrical engineering. "College really wasn't fun and games for me. I was married and had to work while taking classes. But UConn was great, providing me with a good education."
In 1958, he joined United Technology Research Center, then known as United Aircraft, and started the laser program there. While at UTRC, DeMaria authored a paper in 1962 that established a new field of study: acousto-optics for controlling the output of lasers.
In 1965, he completed what would be his greatest technical contribution: developing a laser that generated laser pulses in picoseconds, one-trillionth of a second that is "roughly the amount of time it takes light to travel the thickness of a sheet of paper." That technology has grown enormously since then. Now lasers generate femtosecond pulses in one quadtrillionth of a second.
DeMaria completed this breakthrough work while pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UConn in 1965. In fact, it was his Ph.D. thesis. And since it involved both physics and electrical engineering, he fulfilled all the courses necessary for a Ph.D. in both those fields.
In 1994, after a long and successful career at UTRC, DeMaria began his own company, DeMaria ElectroOptics Systems, Inc. (DEOS), in Bloomfield, Conn. The company manufactures and develops carbon dioxide lasers for countless government and industrial applications - fro m drilling holes in circuit boards to monitoring the upper atmosphere from outer space.
Sold in 2001, the company is now known as Coherent-DEOS, LLC. DeMaria, at 72, still works there as chief scientist.
DeMaria has published more than 35 papers, edited two
books on lasers, received 44 patents and been the
recipient of dozens of honors and awards. He was a
research professor at UConn's Photonics Research
Center from 1994 to 1998 and received the
University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1978.
- John Surowicki '66 (CLAS), '78 M.A.
Richard Nelson '56 (BUS) retired as president of
Fairwind Association Financial Planning after a long
career at Dupont Company, where he held various
management positions. He now stays active with
volunteer work.
Peninnah Manchester Schram '56 (SFA) received the
distinguished 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award from
the National Storytelling Network. She also received
the Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Book Award for
her anthology Stories Within Stories: From the Jewish
Oral Tradition.
Anthony Russo '57 (CLAS), '71 (6th year), retired as
elementary school principal in Waterbury, Conn., in
1992. He also served as a docent at Mattuck Museum in
Waterbury. He moved to Wolcott in 2002 and celebrated
a 50th reunion at Crosby High School in Waterbury in
October 2003.
Florence Kaminski Langridge '59 (SFS) has retired as
a kindergarten teacher from Sts. Cyril &
Methodius School in Hartford, Conn.
Thomas Mahan '59 Ph.D., and his wife, Aline Mahan
'56, Ph.D., '57 M.S. '69 Ph.D. have each been honored
recently. Thomas was presented with an honorary
Doctor of Humanities degree in May of 2003 by The
Citadel for his service to the community and the
college. Aline, the first female professor at The
Citadel and now professor of psychology emerita, has
been honored with the establishment of the Aline M.
Mahan Award given annually to the outstanding student
in school psychology.
Steve Narracci '59 (ED) retired in 2000 after 42
years as an active high school football official. He
was named commissioner of the New Haven Football
Officials Association in 2002.
William E. Studwell '58 (CLAS), '59 M.A. is professor
emeritus at Northern Illinois University, where he
retired in 2001 after serving as the principal
cataloguer at Founders Memorial Library. During his
career he was a prolific author on many topics from
library science to ballet; however, he became a
nationally recognized expert on college fight songs
and Christmas music. He co-authored a two-volume set,
College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology, and
wrote a series of books on Christmas carols,
including Christmas Carols: A Reference Guide.
Stephen Nevas '60 (CLAS), formerly general counsel at
National Public Radio in Washington, D.C., and
counsel to Nevas, Nevas, Capasse & Gerard,
Westport, Conn., has returned to residence at the
firm.
Bernard Fried '61 Ph.D., professor emeritas of
biology at Lafayette College, has edited the revised
and expanded third edition of his co-authored text,
Handbook of Thin-Layer Chromatography.
Margo Steeves '61 (CLAS) is a field representative
for Service Employees International Union Local 1984
in Concord, N.H. She lives in the Lake Sunapee area
and enjoys vacations with her children across the
U.S.
Harry Meyers '62 (BUS) and Gloria Urman '63 (ED)
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Aug. 4,
2003. Harry, who is a self-employed C.P.A., has
worked in Westport, Conn., for 31 years. Gloria has
been at Pilot Pen in Trumbull, Conn., for 12 years.
Anthony Retartha '63 (CLAS) retired in July 2003
after 40 years of service with the Hartford Financial
Corporation, where he was an assistant vice president
in charge of claim communications and consumer
affairs. He lives in Avon, Conn., with his wife,
Maria.
Judith Waren '63 (CLAS), '64 M.A. has retired from
the U.S. government after nearly 35 years working in
five departments. She will be working on a book,
volunteering, and possibly consulting.
Wilma Bor Davidson '65 (ED) has co-authored a book,
Most Likely to Succeed at Work: How Work is Just Like
High School - Crib Notes for Getting Along and
Getting Ahead Amidst Bullies, Teacher's Pets,
Cheerleaders, and Other Members of the Class.
Robert Cousins '65 M.S., '68 Ph.D. is the Boston
Family Professor of Nutrition, and director of the
Center for Nutritional Sciences at the University of
Florida and won the 2003 Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead
Johnson Award for Distinguished Achievement in
Nutrition. He received the award for his major
contributions to micronutrient research.
Peter Kozlowski '65 (CLAS) retired from teaching in
Waterbury, Conn., after 35 years of service. He has
been married to his wife, Jan, for 15 years.
Janet Linley-Warner '65 (CLAS) moved to Sanibel
Island, Fla., in September 2002 with her husband,
Arthur. Having studied privately for 25 years, she is
teaching piano at Barrier Island Group for the Arts
on Sanibel Island.
Jeanne Rogalla '65 (ED), '67 M.A. has retired as a
high school counselor. Jeanne is married to James
Persinger, '67 (CLAS), and they are currently
enjoying their three grandchildren.
Brian Burke '66 (CLAS), '69 M.A. has been appointed
to the board of directors of InsurBanc, a subsidiary
of Peyton Street Financial Services Corp.
Peter Stolzman '66 (CLAS), a former member of the
Peace Corps, is a social studies teacher at Branford
High School. He is receiving the Mahatma
Gandhi-Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Award from the
Connecticut Education Association for promoting the
study of peace education materials to develop
positive attitudes among his students, maintaining
cooperative links with other groups concerned with
peace, and his advocacy of the peaceful resolution of
domestic and international conflicts.
Robert Klancko, '67 (ENG) was honored at the 2003
State of Connecticut Public Service Awards for his
service on the State Emergency Response Commission
and the Nuclear Energy Advisory Board. He is a
chemical engineering adjunct lecturer at Rensselaer
at Hartford.
Carolyn Rossi Southerlin '68 (CLAS) is retired after
33 years teaching high school English in Connecticut
and Utah.
M. Fred DeCaprio '69 (CLAS), '73 J.D. has been an
attorney with Connecticut Public Defender Services
since 1984. He spent five years as a member of the
capital defense unit and since 1992, he has been the
supervising attorney of the Hartford Judicial
District Public Defender's Office.
Glenn Goldberg '69 (CLAS) has created, narrated and
published his first audio book, Embracing The Dance
of Independence, for parents of adolescents. He is
also a coach for parents of teenagers and patients
considering or experiencing weight loss surgery.
(www.gastricbypasscoach.com)
Maier Goldberg '70 M.A. is the director of student
affairs at the Broward Community College downtown
center Fort Lauderdale, Fla. With little snowfall
there, he still skates at least 25 miles a week.
Paul Kozlowski '70 M.A., '76 Ph.D., professor of
finance and business economics at the University of
Toledo, recently received the 2003 Distinguished
Service Award from the Mid-Continent Regional Science
Association for service to the association and the
profession of regional science.
Tobe Berkovitz '71 (SFA), '73 M.F.A. has been
appointed associate dean of the College of
Communication at Boston University, where he has been
a professor of advertising since 1988.
Dahlia (Dale) Grossman '71 (CLAS) received six
commendations for outstanding community service for
the publication of her newspaper, The Mountain
Yodeler, by California Congresswoman Sharon Runner,
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, and
four town councils served by her paper. David Nasser
'71 (CLAS), '74 M.A. is a teaching professor at the
Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University
of Maryland. He is the president of Nasser Research,
a marketing strategy firm, and previously was a
faculty member at Georgia State University in
Atlanta.
Beverly Rainforth '71 (SAH), '78 M.A. is the author
of Curriculum & Instruction for All Learners:
Blending systematic and constructionist approaches in
inclusive elementary schools, published by Paul H.
Brookes Publishing Co. She is professor of special
education at the State University of New York at
Binghamton.
Marja Hurley '72 (CLAS), '76 M.D., associate
professor of medicine at the UConn Health Center, has
been selected by the New England Board of Higher
Education as one of the first recipients of its New
England Higher Education Excellence Award.
Donald Gunn '73 (BUS) retired from British Aerospace
Engineer-ing Systems in January 2003 after over 37
years of service. Barry Pinkus '73 (CLAS) was
appointed a Superior Court judge by Gov. John G.
Rowland. He and his wife, Debbie, live in Cheshire,
Conn., and have four sons: Joshua, '03 (BUS) who
attends Quinnipiac Law School; Jonathan. a junior
finance major at UConn; Jason, a pilot for
Continental Connection Airlines; and Jared, a senior
at Cheshire High School.
Gary DeCarlo '74 (CANR) was recognized by Hartford
Hospital for his 25 years of service. He is a systems
analyst in the cardiac lab and lives in Manchester,
Conn., with his wife, Diane; daughter Kimberly, 22;
and son Christopher, 18.
J. Chuck Hollingsworth '74 (ENG) is president and
founder of Engineering and Environ-mental
Consultants, Inc., Tucson, Ariz. The firm is on the
Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2003 List of the 100
fastest-growing A/E/P and environmental consulting
firms in the country.
High profile success sits well with Kaufman
What happens when a motorcycle hits a waterbed?
There's probably no one better qualified to answer
that question than the proprietor of Bob's Discount
Furniture. And Bob Kaufman '74 (BUS) answers it with
a parable about how his incredibly successful
discount furniture empire got started.
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In 1976, two years after graduating from UConn, Kaufman was in a motorcycle accident. His right leg was so badly injured that his capacity to walk normally again was in doubt. To ease pain and aid recovery, his doctor recommended that he sleep on a waterbed.
"I loved that bed," Kaufman says. "It was the best sleep I ever had." In such crucibles are great enterprises born.
When he had recovered he threw himself into the burgeoning waterbed business. In the early 1980s he took over 2,000 square feet in five different "Wholesale Furniture" stores in Connecticut.
Kaufman had the right stuff for success. He majored in marketing at UConn, and his dad, Leo, founded one of the state's most successful advertising firms, Kaufman Advertising, in Hartford. In March 1955, Leo produced the Huskies' first televised basketball game in the NIT against St. Louis University.
So it was that Kaufman brought both a first class marketing education and a lifetime of advertising experience to the waterbed business that he founded five years after graduating from UConn. Over the next decade, he steered its growth into one of New England's largest waterbed enterprises.
By the time consumer tastes began to change, and the waterbed phenomenon started slumping, he was already onto the next phase of his career. In March 1991, in Newington, Conn., he opened his first Bob's Discount Furniture store.
Twelve years later, there are 18 stores, with two more scheduled to open by early next year in Worcester, Mass., and Manchester, N.H.
What's the secret of his success? It's no surprise that the son of an advertising executive should see the value of advertising. Bob's self-produced television ads nevertheless keep his stores constantly visible. He has one of the biggest advertising budgets of any furniture chain in the region and one of the most recognizable faces of any UConn alumnus.
Ask Kaufman the secret of his success, and he'll tell
you a lesson he learned as a UConn student. "One of
my professors asked: When was the last time anyone
looked at a tire advertisement? You look at tire ads
when you need tires. People shop for new furniture
every day. When they respond to one of my ads, I want
the process to be enjoyable from start to
finish."
- Jim H. Smith
Jaime Parent '74 (CLAS) has completed 20 years
military service and has retired from the United
States Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He held assignments as a biomedical laboratory
officer and, later, as chief information officer. He
is currently a government computer consultant and
lives in the Washington D.C., area with his wife,
Tracy, and their three teenagers.
Anthony Smeriglio '74 (BUS) was elected president and
managing director of GT Reilly & Company, a
regional CPA firm in Milton, Mass.
Gloria Giroux '75 (CLAS) was promoted to project
manager in the American Express Global Network
Services Systems. She lives and works in Phoenix,
Ariz., and is working on her fifth fiction
manuscript.
James Higgins '75 M.S.W. attended a reunion of his
Peace Corps training group in Denver, Colo.
Rev. Sarah-Anne Colegrove '75 (CLAS) is pastor of
Windham Hill United Church of Christ in Windham,
Maine. She began her ministry there in September
2003.
David Shumway '75 (BUS) passed the National Contract
Management Association's Certified Professional
Contracts Manager Examination and was promoted to
senior manager of contracts at the DynPort Vaccine
Company LLC in Frederick, Md.
James Tarpinian '75 (CLAS) was named the assistant
director for environment, safety, health and quality
at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
Vladimir Wozniuk '75 (CLAS), professor of government
at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.,
has edited and translated The Heart of Reality by
V.S. Soloviev.
Deborah Eisenberg '76 (ED) is a partner in the law
firm of Franenglass & Eisenberg, LLP in
Glastonbury, Conn., specializing in divorce and
custody law. She also serves as a special master for
the Hartford, Tolland, and Middletown family courts.
She and her husband reside in Glastonbury.
William Lyons '76 M.A. was named vice president of
mobility services for Fidelity Employer Services
Corporation, a Fidelity Investments Company,
specializing in providing workplace services to a
broad range of business organizations. He lives in
White Plains, N.Y.
Robin (Ritter) Ruwet '76 (BUS) and David Rowet '75
(BUS) now have two children attending UConn. Patrick
is a junior, and Michael is a freshman. Their
daughter, Sachie, is a high school junior. The family
lives in Torrington, Conn.
Susette Talarico '76 Ph.D. was appointed the first
holder of the Albert Berry Sage Professor of American
Government and Constitution al Law chair at the
University of Georgia.
Candelin Wahl '76 (CLAS) has been named marketing
director and part of the management team for Verilux,
Inc. She will oversee the development of new and
existing marketing initiatives from the Verilux
office in Waitsfield, Vt.
Paul H. Deutsch '77 (PHR), an internal medicine
specialist in Norwich, was named a "Top Doc" by
Connecticut Magazine for 2003.
Elizabeth McGeever '77 (CLAS), a partner in the
Prickett, Jones & Elliot law firm in Wilmington,
Del., received the Women's Leadership Award presented
by the Delaware State Bar Association.
Peter Feeney '77 M.B.A. is director of business
services at Sierra Pacific Resources in Las Vegas,
Nev., where he has worked since 1994. He and his
wife, Kathleen, celebrated their 36th wedding
anniversary in August 2003.
Pamela Fishman '77 (BUS) is the marketing director
for White Flint, an 800,000-square foot shopping mall
in Rockville, Md. She previously worked in marketing
and public relations with Whole Foods Market.
Heidi Seifert Douglas '77 (CLAS) was elected to the
board of governors of the University of New Haven.
She is the co-founder and managing partner of Mystic
Medical Devices.
Marie Smith '77 (PHR) was promoted to vice president,
e-strategy and integration, at Aventis
Pharmaceuticals in Bridgewater, N.J. An avid golfer,
she also volunteers with the USGA-LPGA girls golf
program.
William J. Luddy, Jr. '78 J.D. a professor at Lally
School of Management and Technology, Rensselaer at
Hartford, was named chair of the E-commerce division
in the American Bar Association's section of science
and technology. He is also vice chair of the ABA's
international policy coordinating committee.
Jerold R. Mande '78 (CANR) has been named associate
director for policy at the Yale Cancer Center in New
Haven, Conn., where he will define the role for Yale
in the state of Connecticut's Cancer Control Plan in
conjunction with the Connecticut Cancer Partnership.
He previously was director of policy programs for
Yale School of Medicine, where he also served as a
lecturer in the departments of pediatrics and
epidemiology and public health. He is a former
adviser to President Bill Clinton. His wife,
Elizabeth Drye, is a resident in pediatrics at
Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Ellen O'Connell Nosal '78 (CLAS) received a Master of
Library Science degree from Southern Connecticut
State University. She will complete her state
certification as a library media specialist in
December 2003. She and her husband, Ken Nosal '78
(PHR), live with their two daughters in East Hampton,
Conn., where she is employed by East Hampton public
schools.
Michael Paladino '78 (BUS) opened a healthcare and
insurance consulting practice in Brentwood, Tenn.,
specializing in workers' compensation and managed
care, after spending almost 10 years in Los Angeles
as a senior executive at The Zenith.
Regina Bette '79 (ED) has been named assistant
executive director at Five Acres, a treatment center
for abused and at-risk children in Altadena, Calif.,
where she has been a clinical therapist and
administrator for 23 years.
Dawn Leger '79 (CLAS), '80 M.A. is the downtown
development coordinator for the Bristol (Conn.)
Chamber of Commerce. She holds a doctoral degree in
urban planning from Columbia University, and most
recently was a staff writer and editor for Bristol
Today, a weekly community newspaper.
A. Ray Petty '79 (ED) was promoted to professor of
education at Inter American University of Puerto
Rico, Ponce campus, where he has taught for 15 years.
He teaches courses introducing teacher education
majors to their fields and in his specialty area of
classroom management. He previously spent 22 years in
the Hartford Public Schools.
Susan Selina Stanfield '79 (RHSA) is employed with
the Connecticut Department of Social Services. She
and her husband, Edward Stanfield, have three
children: Robert, 14; Philip, 10; and Stefanie, 7.
Robert Stein '79 (CLAS) received the Public Radio
Association of Fundraising Professionals' Pioneer
Award for outstanding contribution to the public
radio industry at the 2003 Public Radio Development
and Marketing Conference. He lives in Winchester, Va.
with his wife, Gina Daddario, and their two children,
Daria and Levi.
Jeannette Yeznach Wick '79 (PHR) published her first
book, Supervision: A Pharmacy Perspective, in March
2003 with the American Pharmaceutical Association.
Celia Bobrowsky '80 (CLAS) has been appointed to the
board of directors of Legal Aid and Defender
Association, Inc. She is director of community
relations for the Detroit Tigers, Inc.
Stephen Macauley '80 M.B.A. was promoted to director
of finance for Olin Corporation in Waterbury, Conn.
Andre Chon '81 (CLAS) is vice president in charge of
corporate business development at AUS Consultants,
Inc. in Moorestown, N.J., which provides market
research and consulting services to the energy and
public utilities industries. He previously was
director of regulatory affairs at Sengen and e-Sbiz.
He lives in Doylestown, Pa., with his wife and two
children.
Valerie DeSilva '81 (CLAS) worked as a foreign
exchange/ precious metals trader until December 2000,
when she became a full-time mom to daughter
Alexandria Alyse, born Dec. 2, 1998. She is married
to George McLauchlan
Denise Zanecchia '81 Ph.D. published Basics for
Born-Again Believers: A Guidebook on the Christian
Role. She and her husband, Joseph, reside in Fort
Worth, Texas, where she retired as a colonel and a
nurse researcher in the Army Nurse Corps, U.S. Army
Reserve.
Lori A. Jackman '82 (ED) earned a doctorate in
special education from Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore, Md. She lives in Washington, D.C., and is
the project director for PAR, a model demonstration
project funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Virginia Palmer-Skok '82 (BUS) has published her
first book, Images of America - Southbury with
Arcadia Publishing. She is a marketing professional
who has published many freelance articles in
magazines and newspapers and lives with her husband,
Andrew, in Monroe, Conn. She is also vice president
of the Connecticut Press Club.
Patricia Holowinko Blick '83 (CLAS) is a statutory
reporting manager for Esurance, Inc. in San Bruno,
Calif. She and her husband, Steven, married on Sept.
1, 2002, live in San Francisco.
Joseph Hoffman '83 M.D. has been promoted to vice
president in pharma development medical science at
Hoffman LaRoche. He is vice president for the
virology and transplantation therapeutic area and
lives in Park Ridge, N.J., with his wife, Lynn, and
children Carrie, 16; Katie, 14; and Greg, 11.
Paul Partelow '83 (ED) is teaching fifth grade in
Ridgefield, Conn., after teaching in New Milford,
Conn. He and his wife, Sue, have two children, Ryan,
12, and Lyndsey, 7.
Ann Konieczko Ryan '83 (PHR) is the director of
pharmacy at Natchaug Hospital in Mansfield, Conn. She
lives in Storrs with her husband, Patrick, and their
two children, Melanie and Roxanne.
Carole-Lynn Saros '83 (CLAS), '89 M.B.A. has just
completed work on a book as a co-author of The
Personal Wealth Coach. She is a financial planner and
CPA in Willington, Conn.
Sharon Smith Harris '83 (CANR) and William Harris '83
(CANR), owners of Acer Gardens, Inc., in the Winthrop
section of Deep River, Conn., are expanding their
design/build landscape contracting into the business
of growing and selling perennials, shrubs and trees.
John Wiehn '83 (CLAS) is co-author of the book,
Waterbury: A Postcard History 1890-1930, published by
Arcadia. He is the head reference librarian at the
Howard Whittemore Library in Naugatuck, Conn.
Tom Hertz '84 (BUS) is the producer of the ABC
sitcom, Married to the Kellys, a fish-out-of-water
story that reflects his own life.
Richard Lehr '84 J.D. has joined the faculty at
Boston University as a visiting professor in the
College of Communication. He is a Pulitzer
Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Boston
Globe and former deputy assistant state's attorney in
Connecticut.
Mauro Passacantando '84(BUS) is a managing member of
Financial Planning Partners LLC in Watertown, Mass.
He is a part-time associate professor of financial
planning at Boston University and at Harvard College.
Elizabeth Friedman '85 (CLAS) is a speech/language
therapist for the National Health Service in England,
where she lives with her husband, Mark Breslauer, and
their children, Jack, 15; Anna, 12; Zoe, 3; and twins
Max and Eden, 2.
Jeffrey R. Russek '85 (BUS), '91 M.B.A. is the owner
and president of National Financial Planners in North
Haven, Conn., and recently obtained his CFP
designation. He and his Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
brother Mike Kotulich '85 (BUS) also own several
rental properties in New Haven, Conn.
Timothy Shannon '85 M.D. is senior vice president of
research and development and chief medical officer at
CuraGen Corp. in New Haven, Conn., and also serves as
an assistant professor at the Yale University School
of Medicine.
Matthew Cookson '86 (CLAS), '93 M.A. is the director
of public information and primary spokesman for New
England College in Henniker, N.H. He previously was
the legislative director for the New Hampshire
Department of Health and Human Services and also
served as the director of public affairs for PC
Connection, Inc.
Susan Cossette '86 (CLAS),'93 M.A. is director of
marketing and membership for the YMCA in New Canaan,
Conn. She lives in Darien with her husband, Jeffrey,
and their son, John, 5.
Daniel DeBarba '86 (CLAS) is the director of budget
and financial planning for the Yale New Haven Health
System in New Haven, Conn. He has spent his career as
specialist in healthcare and education finance and
accounting. He lives in Orange with his family.
Eric Jones '86 (SAH) is the chief medical
technologist at New Milford Hospital, where he is a
specialist in microbiology.
Col. John D. Rivenburgh '86 M.S. is the commander of
the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in
Huntsville, Ala., a major subordinate command of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that has responsibility
for national projects and programs requiring a
central-ized management structure. He previously
commanded the Huntington District in West Virginia.
Mark Boxer '87 M.B.A. is senior vice president and
chief strategy and business development officer for
Anthem, Inc., in North Haven, Conn. He is responsible
for the Anthem's overall business strategy,
enterprise-wide product innovation, brand management,
new business development and venture capital
investment operations.
Kristina Dézi'elle Rowe '87 Ph.D. is working
as a hospital physician for Eastern Carolina Internal
Medicine at Craven Regional Medical Center in New
Bern, N.C.
Joe Erwin '87 (CLAS) married Rebecca Baker on May 23,
2003, in Greensburg, Pa. He is the editor of Suburban
Golf Magazine in White Plains, N.Y. He and his wife
live in Milford, Conn.
Christine Zito Horne '87 (CLAS), '95 M.S.W. and her
husband, John Horne '87 (CLAS), live in Westbrook,
Conn., with their two daughters, Julianna, 2, and
Lauren, 8 months.
Cynthia Ladd '87 (BGS), '90 M.A., a retired
University of Connecticut writing instructor now
living in Biddeford, Maine, was part of a Global
Volunteers team that spent three weeks teaching
conversational English to people of all ages in the
eastern Polish city of Siedlce and neighboring
villages.
Emeka Nwadiora '87 M.S.W. completed his second Ph.D.
at Temple University in the department of African
American Studies. His second doctoral dissertation is
titled God in Africa: Towards A Unitized Pan African
Liberation Theology.
Lisa Rowe Vontsolos '87 (CLAS) and her husband,
Alexi, announce the birth of their son, Lucas
Alexander, on July 11, 2003. The family lives in San
Diego, Calif.
Elizabeth Bain Card '88 (SFA) and William Card
announce the birth of their son, Benjamin, on March
8, 2003. He joins his sister, Samantha, 5.
Eric Desmonts '88 (BUS) was married to Hallie Gregory
on May 10, 2003, in Beaufort, S.C. They live in New
York City.
Jim Norris '88 (CANR), '94 (CLAS) and his wife,
Sherry, welcomed their first child, Madison Marie, on
July 17, 2003. He is with the U.S. Geological Survey
in East Hartford, Conn., and also is the owner of
Mapleleaf Land Design of Manchester, Conn. The family
lives in Manchester.
Suzanne Fall '89 (SAH), '01 M.P.H. has taken the
position of director of rehabilitation for an
occupational health facility.
Stephen Geib '89 (BUS) is senior vice president of
Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company of Connecticut, LLC,
where he is responsible for managing the overall
delivery of services to clients in the middle market
property and casualty arena and the healthcare
industry.
Col. Robert McAllister '89 M.D. returned home to
Simsbury, Conn., from a seven-month tour of duty in
Afghanistan as commander of the 947th medical unit,
the only forward surgical team in the region. He has
offices in Avon, Enfield, Hartford, and South
Windsor, Conn.
Marge Ostrom '89 Ph.D. is retiring as senior research
scientist from Ross Product Division, Abbott
Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio, after more than 13
years in pediatric nutrition research. She and her
husband, Chuck, are moving to Marlborough, Conn., to
be near family and five grandchildren.
Jon Russo '89 (BUS) is vice president of marketing
for iPass Inc. He lives in San Jose, Calif., with his
wife, Michele Fornabaio '89 (CLAS), and their twin
daughters, Sophia and Mirabella, 2.
Chantel Antonini '90 (SFS) married Nicholas DiPronio
Oct. 12, 2002. They reside in Stratford, Conn. She is
the director of Bridgeport Hospital's child care
center.
Rona Barzilay '90 (CLAS) is a member of the faculty
and a psychological counselor at Nassau Community
College in Garden City, Long Island, N.Y.
Brad Carignan '90 (BUS), '93 M.A., and his wife,
Carrie, announce the birth of their daughter, Alexis
Brooke, on June 27, 2003. He was recently promoted to
senior cardiovascular specialist for Merck and Co.
Sean M. Culhane '90 (CLAS) has been an editor and
publisher of academic books and journals for almost
12 years. He is currently an editor of economic
policy and research publications at the International
Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., where he has
worked since October 2000. He lives in Arlington,
Va., with his partner of 10 years.
Rekha Datta '90 Ph.D., chair and associate professor
of political science at Monmouth University, was
awarded the Distinguishe d Teacher Award for 2003 by
the university.
Phillip Kaim '90 M.A. lived in Rome, Italy, the last
four years attending seminary. He was ordained a
Catholic priest for the diocese of Rockford, Ill., on
May 17, 2003.
Julie Letendre '90 (CLAS) was promoted to director of
the Fairbanks House Museum, a national landmark in
Dedham, Mass, where she served as the curator for
five years.
Michael Weissenburger '90 (CLAS) has joined the
financial planning and analysis team with COGNOS
Corporation in Burlington, Mass. He will support
sales and marketing and global operations for senior
management.
Jennifer Dolan Bilbe '91 (CLAS) and her husband,
Jason, announce the birth of triplets; a daughter,
Devin Dolan and two sons, Lyle Robert and Peter
Lewis, on Jan. 6, 2003. The family lives in New
Orleans, La.
Remo Capolino '91 (ENG) has joined Wiss, Janney,
Elstner Associates, Inc., as an engineer in its New
Haven, Conn., office.
James Chakulski, Jr. '91 (CLAS) and his wife,
Michelle Gaudreau Chakulski '91 (SFS) announce the
birth of their son, George Alexander, on July 11,
2003. The family lives in Columbia, Conn.
Brian Comiskey '91 (ENG), '96 M.S. and his wife,
Sheri Langerman, announce the birth of their son,
Evan Leighton Langerman Comiskey, on March 1, 2003.
He is director of engineering for American Corp. The
family lives in Fullerton, Calif.
William Cullina '91 (CANR) received the American
Horticultural Society's Book Award for 2003 for his
book, Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines, published by
Houghton Mifflin.
Louis Daevis '91 (SFA) earned certification as a
professional in human resources. He is a compliance
human resources officer with the Connecticut Housing
Finance Authority in Rocky Hill, Conn.
Davitt Kelly '91 (CLAS) and Erin Burke '92 (CLAS) are
the parents of Ryan Michael, born Oct. 12, 2002, and
big sister Katherine Grace, 3. The family lives in
Glen Rock, N.J.
Kellie Lambert McGuire '91 (BUS) received her M.A. in
English from Central Conn. State University, after
working for 10 years as a features writer at the
Republican-American in Waterbury. She is now a
freelance writer in Watertown, Conn., where she lives
with her husband, Christopher, and daughter, Cailin
Mary, born on July 26, 2002.
Gani Manelli '91 (CLAS) is a history-social studies
teacher at Masuk High School in Monroe, Conn. He also
is a strength and conditioning coach at St.
Margaret's-McTernan school in Waterbury and an
adjunct professor of history at Teikyo Post
University.
Amy Marella-Carpenter '91 (ED) was married to Les
Carpenter in July 2002. They live in Seattle, Wash.,
where she teaches high school English and journalism
at Tyee High School.
Yvonne Happy Weadon '91 (CLAS) and her husband, Mark,
announce the birth of their son, Justin Michael, on
April 19, 2003. She is a human resources consultant
in Apex, N.C.
Steven Camassar '92 (CLAS) was promoted to senior
consultant at BearingPoint in its homeland security
and intelligence community sector. He and his wife,
Wendy Futterman '92 (CLAS), have twin daughters,
Gabrielle and Sydnie, born Jan. 7, 2000. The family
lives in Columbia, Md.
Tammy Donnarummo '92 (BUS) and her husband, Rick,
announce the birth of their son, Regan Joshua, born
March 23, 2003. She works for Pfizer in New London,
Conn., and lives in Old Lyme.
Christine Frydenborg '92 (CLAS) received her Ph.D. in
counseling psychology from Seton Hall University in
May 1999 and moved to New Hampshire to take a job as
a psychologist in the largest private practice in the
state.
Daniel Glezer '92 (CLAS) and Laura Chamberland Glezer
'92 (CLAS) announce the birth of Jessica Lynne, born
May 9, 2003, who joins her big brother Benjamin, 3.
The family lives in Orlando, Fla. Daniel is an
international human resources manager for Tupperware.
Karen Lagasse Schumann '92 (NUR) and her husband,
Michael, announce the birth of their son, Aidan John,
on June 6, 2002. The family lives in Milford, Conn.
Nicole Mascia Green '92 (BUS), '01 M.B.A. and Martin
Green '91 (ENG) celebrated the birth of their
daughter, Taylor Autumn, on Sept. 13, 2002. Nicole is
a financial manager at Turner Construction Company in
Milford, Conn. Martin completed his master's in
electrical engineering at the University of New Haven
in February 2003 and is an electronics engineer with
Lightwave Communications in Milford, Conn.
David Moonay '92 (CLAS), '99 M.S. is the rheology
laboratory supervisor at Brookfield Engineering Labs,
Inc., in Middleboro, Mass.
Alison Beres Nork '92 (CLAS) married Jack Nork '91
(CLAS) in 1994 and their third son, Liam James, was
born Feb. 7, 2003, joining Evan, 3, and Hayden, 2.
The family lives in Bethany, Conn.
Kelly O'Connor-Salomon '92 M.A. and David Salomon '99
Ph.D. welcomed their first child, Phoebe Vivanna
Elisabeth O'Connor-Salomon, on July 7, 2003. Both
parents teach at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish, S.D.
Brian Perruccio '92 (CLAS) is an account executive
with IKON Office Solutions in Raleigh, N.C., covering
the Cary, N.C., region.
Pam (Bogli) Tisdale '92 (CLAS) and her husband, Todd,
announce the birth of their second child, Lilly
Marie, on April 14, 2003. Lilly joins her brother,
Nathan David, born on Dec. 29, 1997. The family lives
in Somers, Conn.
Meredith Trotta '92 (CLAS) and Dan Parzych '93 (CLAS)
announce the birth of their second child, Lily Mae
Parzych, on July 10, 2002. Lily joins her big sister,
Grace, 3. The family lives in Ridgefield, Conn.
Timothy Vincent '92 (CLAS) and his wife, Jill
Davidson Vincent '93 (BUS), announce the birth of
their son, Connor John, born June 2, 2003, in New
York, N.Y.
Janet Benson Alberti '93 M.A. and her husband, Peter,
announce the birth of their son Scott, born April 18,
2003, who joins his big sister, Rachel.
Mark Austin '93 (ENG) was elected chairman of the
Young Engineers Advisory Council for the National
Society of Professional Engineers.
Dominick Cristofaro '93 (BUS) and Christina Stavrou
Cristofaro '94 (SFS), '98 M.S.W. announce the birth
of their second daughter, Gabriela, on July 29, 2003,
who joins her sister, Alexandra.
Kimberly Cyganik '93 (NUR) received her M.S. from the
University of Maryland at Baltimore in December 2002.
She is an acute care nurse practitioner in
cardiovascular surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital
in Alexandria, Va.
William Guerrero '93 (CLAS) is the head baseball
coach at Purchase College, SUNY.
Michele Dragon Hearn '93 (CLAS) and husband, Thomas,
welcomed their new son, Jack Thomas, on Dec. 9, 2002.
He joins big brother Samuel James, 3.
Michael Lohle '93 M.B.A. was promoted to vice
president-head of center of excellence EIS/MIS at
PartnerRe in Greenwich, Conn. He manages a team
responsible for developing data warehousing, business
intelligence and reporting solutions for PartnerRe's
international offices throughout North America and
Europe.
Meg Schmidt Mayer-Costa '93 (SAH) and her husband,
Carlos Mayer-Costa, announce the birth of their son,
Tomas Miner Mayer-Costa, born April 15, 2002. The
family lives in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Pa.
She is a registered dietitian at the University of
Pittsburgh and Magee Women's Hospital.
Anjali Parekh Prakash '93 (CLAS) and her husband,
Gautam Prakash, celebrated the birth of their son,
Rahul, on March 13, 2003. She is an attorney at Foley
Hoag LLC in Boston, Mass.
Marcelle Pichanick '93 M.B.A. has formed a
"partnership in crime" with her mother, Dr. Valerie
Kossew Dunn. They have collaborated under the pen
name Valerie Marcelle to write a murder mystery, Key
Evidence. Their website is: www.valeriemarcelle.com.
Mollie Jacobson Quinn, '93 (CLAS), '95 (CLAS) and Don
Quinn '93 (BUS) announce the birth of a daughter,
Summer Rose, on Dec. 30, 2002. She joins her big
brothers, DJ and Devin. The family lives in
Colchester, Conn.
Kristin Rieflin '93 (ED), '94 M.A. and her husband,
Oliver Spandow '93 (BUS), welcomed their third child,
Gavin Rieflin Spandow, on Dec. 12, 2002. He joins
Jason Hajo, 7, and Payton Rye, 3.
Nicole Masucci Barnard '94 (CLAS) and her husband,
Tom, announce the birth of their daughter, Kelsie
Amanda, on Jan. 2, 2003. She joins her two older
brothers, Kenny, 6, and Kyler, 4. The family lives in
Pasadena, Md.
Capt. Scott Holcomb '94 (CLAS) returned from
Operation Iraqi Freedom where he served as a judge
advocate on the staff of the Coalition Forces Land
Component Command at Camp Doha, Kuwait. He helped
write the plan, draft rules of engagement, and review
targets for compliance for U.S. troops in Iraq. He
lives in Decatur, Ga., with his wife, Kathleen.
Karen (Russell) Anghinetti '95 (ED), '99 M.M.
announces the birth of her son, Peter John Jr,. on
April 15, 2003. She teaches music in Portsmouth,
R.I., and lives in Dighton, Mass.
Jessica Durand Cournoyer '95 (ED) and her husband,
Scott, announce the birth of their daughter,
Annabella Theresa, born Oct. 24, 2002. The family
lives in Cumberland, R.I.
Tom DeFelice '95 (CLAS) and Lisa Grosso DeFelice '96
(NUR) announce the birth of a daughter, Giuliana
Maria, born March 19, 2003. She joins her brothers,
Rocco, 5, and Anthony, 3, and sister, Irene, 2, in
Trumbull, Conn.
Paula Fahy Ostop '95 (ED), '97 M.A. and Christopher
Ostop announce the birth of their daughter, Keagan
Cassidy, born Aug. 11, 2002.
Jim Hammond '95 M.A. is a puppet arts designer whose
clients include the Florida Grand Opera, the New
World Symphony, and the Broward Center for the
Performing Arts. He is on the national Broadway tour
of The Lion King in the puppetry and mask department.
Tom Hull '95 (CLAS) and his wife, Lauren, announce
the birth of a baby girl, Julia, on May 14, 2003.
Doreen (Lizdas) Jacius '95 (BUS) and her husband,
T.J., announce the arrival of their second child,
Amanda Claire, on June 25, 2003. She joins big sister
Sarah, 2, at home in East Granby, Conn.
Randall G. Jarvis '95 (CLAS) passed the certified
financial planner certification exam. He is a
financial planner and income tax preparer at Langdon
& Langdon Financial Services, LLC in Southington,
Conn., where he lives with his wife, Kelly (Langdon)
Jarvis '95 (CLAS), and their son, Keegan.
Julie Marinelli '95 (SAH) married David Pappalardo on
May 24, 2003 in Massachusetts. She completed her
master's degree at Quinnipiac University and is
working as a surgical physician assistant. They live
in Fairfield, Conn.
Jennifer Richards '95 (CLAS) and Jeff Mazza were
married on May 3, 2003. She is an account supervisor
for the pharmaceutical marketing firm Advanced Health
Media. They live in Middletown, N.J.
Donna Krekoska Sicotte '95 (SFA) and Jason Sicotte
'94 (ENG) announce the birth of their daughter, Kayla
Marie, on Dec. 2, 2002.
Suzanne Marchessault Strong '95 (PHR) and her
husband, Mark Strong, announce the birth of their
son, Nathan Adam Strong, on May 8, 2003. The family
lives in East Amherst, N.Y., where she works for the
Walgreen Company.
Jennifer Tracy '95 (BUS), marketing manager at The
Hartford Courant, announces her engagement to Michael
Humes. A May 29, 2004, wedding is planned.
Elizabeth Curtis Croce '96 (ED), '97 M.A. married
Kevin Croce on July 13, 2002. She teaches third grade
in Cheshire, Conn.
Sujit Ghosh '96 Ph.D. was promoted with tenure to
associate professor in the department of statistics
at N.C. State University. He was elected vice
president of the N.C.S.U. chapter of Sigma Xi during
2001-2003 and received a NSF/DMS grant of $200,000
during 2000-2003 for research related to
environmental pollution caused by point sources.
Lisa LeMay Lessard '96 (CLAS) and her husband, Mike
Sr., announce the birth of twins, Jake Daniel and
Brandon Luke, born May 28, 2003. They join their big
brother, Mike Jr., 4. The family lives in Newington,
Conn.
Paul Tobin '96 (ENG) married Rebecca Ballou on May
25, 2002 in Groton, Conn. The couple lives in Moon
Township, Pa.
Kimberly Torres Markey '96 (CLAS), '04 M.B.A. and
Jack Markey '93 (CLAS) announce the birth of their
first child, Kathryn Ann-Marie, born Jan. 31, 2003.
Michael Ances '97 (ED) and his wife, Leigh, announce
the birth of their son, Hunter Michael, on Dec. 7,
2002. Both parents teach middle school in Monroe,
Conn., and the family lives in Southbury, Conn.
Amy Curley '97 (BUS) married John Doherty '97 (BUS)
on Aug. 10, 2002, in New York City. They live in New
Jersey.
Lisa Buntin Curry '97 D.M.D. and her husband, Chip,
are the parents of Jocelyn, who recently celebrated
her first birthday. Lisa recently opened her solo
practice, Curry Dental Center.
Robert Ellis '97 M.B.A. was appointed vice president
for the project and development services business
unit in the Philadelphia office for Jones Lang
LaSalle, the international real estate management
firm. He will be responsible for new business
development, client retention and group management.
Maria Gaccione '97 (ED) is the head athletic trainer
at Wasbrouck Heights High School in New Jersey. She
earned her master's degree in nutrition from St.
Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn.
Scott Heffernan '97 (CLAS) and his wife, Kimberly,
announce the birth of their daughter, Tyler, on Feb.
14, 2003. He is an estimator and project manager for
D&J Industries in Big Pine Key, Fla.
Yuhang Rong '97 Ph.D., associate director for
academic affairs for the Connecticut Department of
Higher Education, was recognized by the state of
Connecticut as a naturalized citizen who has
contributed significantly to his profession and his
community.
David Zera '97 Ph.D. is director of the program in
special education and director of Project BISEP
(Bilingual Special Education Professional s) at
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. He was
promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure.
Nader Jalili '98 Ph.D., assistant professor of
mechanical engineering at Clemson University, has
been awarded an NSF CAREER grant that recognizes a
select few of the finest new science and engineering
faculty in the nation. He is using nano- technology,
the science of building and manipulating materials as
small as a single molecule, to help create miniature
devices that cause movement, such as miniature
motors, micro-scale robotic systems and biomedical
applications that could assist with surgery and more
effective drug delivery.
Jessica Stone '98 (CLAS) has been promoted to account
supervisor at Fleishman-Hillard Inc. in Washington,
D.C. She won the Public Relations Society of
America's 2003 Silver Anvil for public
service/government excellence. She also sits on the
board of directors for the National Capital Chapter
of the UConn Alumni Association and the Connecticut
Society.
Jeffrey K. Simon '99 (BUS) and Kate F. Kotsaftis '98
(CLAS), '01 J.D. married on Sept. 22, 2002, in
Farmington, Conn. She is an associate attorney at
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy in Hartford, Conn. He is
a program manager for the National Center for
Boundless Playgrounds in Bloomfield, Conn. They live
in West Hartford, Conn.
Advancing Research at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
As a research nurse practitioner at the Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute in Boston, Karen Erickson Hande '99
(NUR) cares for women with breast, ovarian, or other
types of cancer. She prescribes medications to help
her patients manage the pain and side effects of
chemotherapy and offers counseling and support,
providing hope and comfort, particularly to those who
are unlikely to survive. Says Hande, "It can be
emotionally exhausting."
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A compassionate caregiver, Hande is also a dedicated scientist. Because Dana-Farber is a leading research institution, she is able to offer innovative treatment protocols available only through clinical trials and is also currently involved in quality-of-life studies of people with cancer. "I hope to contribute to nursing care for oncology patients," she says.
Hande says her experiences at UConn cultivated an appreciation for both the art and the science of nursing, noting that UConn provides many opportunities for undergraduate nursing students to work on research projects with faculty researchers. As a University Scholar, Hande did a qualitative study about the experiences of Hartford adolescents who breast-fed their babies. Her mentors at UConn, professors Cheryl Beck and Deborah McDonald, were instrumental in shaping her career aspirations.
"They showed me how much a nurse can do to contribute to our understanding of science by conducting research," says Hande. "I tried to follow in their footsteps and learn as much as I could from them."
Working with cancer patients is not for everyone, but Hande says, "I couldn't imagine doing anything but this." She says that one of the greatest rewards has been coming to realize how precious life is. "I learn so much from my patients every day," says Hande. "These patients teach you how to really live, how to appreciate life."
Hande, who is married to a physician and looks forward to starting a family, also derives hope from her growing expertise in cancer treatment options.
"Seeing new trials and new drugs come along and
seeing patients living longer and having a better
quality of life is incredibly rewarding and
incredibly promising," she says.
- Leslie Virostek
In
Memoriam
ALUMNI
William Amodeo Jr. '77
Tom Holm-Hansen '78
Eugene Knight '81
Donald Lewis '40
Bernard J. McManus '53
Tobias Philbin Jr. '40
Standley Wedberg '37
FACULTY
Dr. Lloyd A. Mitterling
Katie Lipka Haste '00 (NUR) and Kurt Haste '00 (ED)
married on Oct. 20, 2001. In June 2003, they
volunteered in Romania, providing medical assistance
to residents of remote villages. She is a registered
nurse in oncology at St. Francis Hospital in
Hartford, Conn., and he is a middle school science
teacher in West Hartford, Conn. They live in Bristol,
Conn.
Allison Lebonitte '00 (SFS) is the new resident
director for the residence life staff at the Savannah
College of Art and Design. She previously served as
residence hall coordinator for first-year students at
Fairfield University.
Vikki Thompson '00 (CLAS) is engaged to Michael
Hampton and planning a wedding in the summer of 2004.
She is an admission counselor at the College of New
Rochelle in New York.
Benjamin Alejandro '01 (CLAS) and Janet Suarez '01
(SFA) were married on June 7, 2003, in Torrington,
Conn. He works in the constituent services office for
Gov. John Rowland, and she works at a private
boarding school as the foreign language department
head.
Michelle Craig '01 (SFA) has been accepted at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, for graduate work
in art history.
Jacqueline Price '01 (ED) married Anthony Booth on
May 31, 2003. She is a physical therapist in
Glastonbury, Conn. and lives in Newington.
Brian Santa '01 (CLAS) and Christine Whitty '01 (BUS)
were married on July 12, 2003. He is a first
lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and they live in Sackets
Harbor, N.Y.
Michael Snyder '01 (BGS) has composed and arranged
original, popular, jazz and new music available on 11
manufactured compact discs.
Amy Phillips Alderton '02 Ph.D. married Ben Alderton
in September 2002. The couple lives in Lexington,
Ky., where she joined the faculty at the University
of Kentucky in the animal and food science department
and her husband attends law school.
Alumni News & Notes compiled by Brian Evans and Tina Modzelewski